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+<qt bgcolor="#f4f4c8" title="MusE - The Linux (Midi) Music Editor">
+<center><h1>MusE - The Linux (Midi) Music Editor</h1></center>
+
+<h2>5. Getting Started</h2>
+<p>
+<h2>5.1 Creating A New Song</h2>
+<p>
+Here's a very short tutorial on how to create a new song from scratch.
+
+<p>
+
+<ol>
+  <li> Start MusE with the name of a new song (ie. a filename that doesn't
+already exist):
+<pre>
+	muse blues1.med
+</pre>
+Alternatively, start MusE and select <tt>File-&gt;New</tt>.  The default song
+name is <tt>default</tt> and the first time you select <tt>File-&gt;Save</tt>,
+MusE asks you for a real name.
+
+  <li> Select a song type from the <tt>Type</tt> pulldown menu in the
+Toolbar.  This selects the capabilities of your MIDI hardware (either
+NO, GM, GS, or XG).
+
+  <li> Doubleclick on the first empty track to create a new track.
+  <li> Select the MIDI channel for the new track; click with the right mouse
+button on Ch column in the track list to increment channel nummber, click
+with middle mouse button to decrement.
+  <li> If the TrackInfo window is not visible, press TrackInfo.
+  <li> Select a MIDI instrument for the MIDI channel of your new track.
+  <li> Click with the middle mouse button on ruler to set left locator mark.
+  <li> Click with the right mouse button on the ruler to set right locator mark.
+<b>Note:</b> The right mark must be set to the right of the left mark.
+  <li> Double click between the left and right locators on first track to
+create a new part, <b>or</b> select the Pencil tool and draw with the left
+mouse button pressed to create a new part.
+</ol>
+
+<p>
+<h2>5.2 Recording Events</h2>
+<p>
+<b>Entering Notes Manually</b>
+
+<ol>
+  <li> Select Pointer tool from toolbar 
+  <li> Double click on part in part canvas to start the pianoroll editor 
+  <li> Select Pencil tool from toolbar in the pianoroll editor 
+  <li> Now you can draw events into the event canvas 
+</ol>
+
+<p>
+<b>Play The Notes</b>
+
+<ol>
+  <li> Click with middle mouse button on ruler to set left locator mark 
+  <li> Click with right mouse button on ruler to set right locator mark
+  <li> Note: right mark must be set right to left mark 
+  <li> Click with left mouse button on ruler to set current position between left and right locator 
+  <li> Select "loop" in the transport toolbar 
+  <li> Press play to start sequencer 
+  <li> You can enter new notes while the sequencer is playing 
+</ol>
+
+<p>
+<b>Some Hints</b>
+
+<ol>
+  <li> You can "play" in realtime on the piano keyboard on the left side of the pianoroll editor 
+  <li> You can change Channel Info and Track Info values during play 
+</ol>
+
+<p>
+<h2>5.3 Step Recording</h2>
+<p>
+<ol>
+  <li> Start the pianoroll editor 
+  <li> Click with left mouse button on ruler to set current position to the start position of your recording 
+  <li> Set the Snap value to the step distance 
+  <li> Set the Quantize value to the length of the notes to record 
+  <li> Enter step record mode by pressing the "S" toolbar button 
+  <li> Every click on the piano keyboard records a note with "Quantize" len and advances the current record position to
+  <li> The next "Snap" position 
+  <li> Shift+click records a note without advancing the current record position 
+  <li> Change the current position with the cursor keys 
+  <li> Shift+space inserts a gap; all notes to the right of the current position move to the next snap position 
+</ol>
+
+</qt>